Module Code - Title:
HI6212
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE IRISH TOWN 1609-1960
Year Last Offered:
N/A
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The purpose of this module is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the evolution and development of Irish urban settlement in the early modern and modern periods.
Syllabus:
definitions: town, village, settlement, suburb and countryside; space and topography; the evolution of the Irish town to 1607: markets, religion and defence; colonisation; economic factors; social attitudes and suburbia; 'improvement' and eighteenth-century concepts of towns and cities; the emergence of the modern state and the expanding functions of towns and cities; industrialisation; mentality and the culture of the town and city; public and private space; ownership: elites, middle class and the property-less;
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
- determine how and why irish cities, towns and villages evolved in the way they did
- explain the factors why some urban settlements expanded while others contracted;
- identify typology for assessing urban development; and
- compare the Irish experience with that of Britain and other European towns and cities.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module students should demonstrate an appreciation of the importance of understanding the development of the Irish urban environment.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
n/a
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module will be delivered through weekly seminars and will also involve a number of fieldtrips to towns to explore the concepts discussed in class. Case studies of particular places will form a principle feature of the module.
This module is being offered on the basis of expertise and on-going research in the Department of History.
The learner will become:
- knowledgeable of the key themes of the Irish urban experience, through reading, writing and listening;
- proactive by participating in seminars and fieldtrips;
- creative through an active engagement with the assessment instruments;
- responsible by exploring and understanding why towns and cities developed in the way they did and their impact on people and places;
- collaborative by working together both formally and informally on assessments and in seminars; and
- articulate by conveying ideas through written and verbal means throughout the module.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Various (1981)
Irish Historic Town Atlas fascicles
, Royal Irish Academy
D. Harkness and M. O'Dowd (1981)
The town in Ireland
, The Appletree Press
B.J. Graham and L.J. Proudfoot (1994)
Urban improvement in provincial Ireland, 1700-1840
, Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement
Sarah Gearty, H.B. Clarke (2013)
Maps & Texts. Exploring the Irish Historic Towns Atlas
, Royal Irish Academy
Sarah Gearty, H.B. Clarke (2018)
More Maps & Texts. Exploring the Irish Historic Towns Atlas
, Royal Irish Academy
W. Nolan and A. Simms (1998)
Irish towns: a guide to sources
, Geography Publications
Other Relevant Texts:
Michael Conzen (2008)
'Retrieving the pre-industrial built environments of Europe: the Historic Towns Atlas programme and comparative morphological study'. In Urban Morphology, 12, no. 2, pp 143-56.
, Urban Morphology
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
MAHISTTFA - HISTORY
MAHIFATFA - HISTORY OF THE FAMILY
MAHIFATPA - HISTORY OF THE FAMILY
MAPHCHTFA - PUBLIC HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
MAPHCHTPA - PUBLIC HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Spring
Module Leader:
david.fleming@ul.ie